CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period From 1 September 2023 Period start date To 31 August 2024 Period end date Charity name: Bents Green Methodist Church Charity registration number: 1135850 Objectives and Activities SORP reler8nce Para1.17 Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document Set out in the Methodist Church Act 1976, clause 4. In summary.. the purposes of the Methodist Church are the advancement of (a) the Christian Faith, in accordance with the doctrinal standards and discipline of the Methodist Church, and (b) any charitable purpose of any body of the Methodist Church or related organisation. The Mission Statement of Bents Green Methodist Church is 'to be a communit church sharin the love of Jesus,. 1) .To provide regular acts of public worship open to all, regardless of church membership 2) .To provide sacred space for prayer and contemplation. 3) To teach the tenets and practice of Christianity through sermons, study courses and small groups. 4> To undertake pastoral work including visiting the sick and bereaved, and marking important life passages such as births, marriages and deaths with suitable acts of public worship and lebratIon. 5) To promote Christianity through the organisation of informational, educational and entertaining events of public interest. 6) To make our pMiseS available for community groups to use, and to engage with the community off our premises, promoting well-being and social cohesion. 7) To support other compatible charities in the UK and overseas with financial ifts and prayer. When planning the activities for the year, the Church Council has considered the Commission's guidance on charities for the advanment of religion. Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. Para 1.17 and1.19 Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit PaTa 1.18 Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Local churches , Circuits and Districts are not defined as extemal grant-making bodies. Para 1.38 Policy on grant making
Funds for ongoing maintenance and any future capital investment projects are deposited with Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes as required by Standing Orders. Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers The main part of our church activity is undertaking by lay volunteers. Pa 1.38 Other Achievements and Performance SORP refere n¢e The main activities and achievements during the year may be summarised as follows. l.M3intained a weekly programme of 3 services of public worship, with two Sunday services and one mid-week. Additional services included a Christingle and Messy Church was held quarterly. 2.Kept the worshlp area in good order, Offered prayer on some Saturday morning5. People have made use of the worship area for their own individual prayer and contemplation. Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the differen the charity's work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. Para 3.ln addition to sermons and teaching in l above, a wide range of activities for children and young people has been provided, including Junior Church, two Carer and Toddler groups (under 551, an after- school group15-11 yrs), a youth group111-18 yrsl, and Girls, Brigade; and, for adults, house groups and 'tea & toast, have met. 4.A pastoral care team has operated and baptism5, marriages and funerals have taken place. The church has hosted a fortnightly Dementia Café and provided a weekly Games and Crafts group (a warm welcoming space, reducing social isolation). 5.A women's group (Cayal has met occasionally and a Christian band {Outcry) offered worship and teaching each month. The annual pantomime drew in additional children and young people. A community Fun Day took place in June. 6.Community groups, including Scottish country dancers, Rhythm Time for babies and toddlers, Keep-fit, Wl, Friends of Porter Valley, Clog dancers and Tai Chi, have met on our premises and various children's parties have taken place. There 15 a regular link with WORK, a local charity providing occupations for young people with learning difficulties, and our Youth Worker has worked in four local schools.
Additional infonnation (optional) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about.. The record of achievements shown above demonstrates that the church has satisfied (in full or in part) each of its objectives. At all times, the leadership and trustees have set our goals in line with our mission statement. Achievements against objectives set Para 1.41 The congregation was asked to contribute to a special fund for repair inside and OLrt of a wall of the church. The tsrget sum (£10k) was met. In addition, several church groups request donations from participants to help sustain their activities, and initiatives supported by the church have raised funds for Christian Aid, the Sheffield Cathedral Archer Project, and Methodist Women in Britain. Many individuals within the church also conducted their own fundraisn activities for Christian charities. Investment funds are deposited with the Central Finance Board and the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes, as per Standing Orders. The church has no role in the selection and performan of these investments. Perfomance of fundraising activities against objectives set Para 1.41 Investment performance against objectives PaTa 1.41 Other Financial Review Review of the charity's financial position at the end of the period Para 1.21 The Church's income for the year was £101,698, and expenditure was £91,162, resulting in an underspend of £10,536. This was largely because the Circuit did not draw down £18,500 of our assessment. The Church Council has decided that reserves of a minimum of 3 months, average expenditure (approximately £25,000) should be held to meet unforeseen expenditure, such as necessary repairs to the buildings. At the end of the reporting period our current account balance was £53,368 and our CFB balance £38,714, so that total cash reserves were £92,082. This satisfies the church's reserves olicy. Not applicable Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating thy they are held Para 1.22 Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 Reasons for holding zero reserves Details of fund materially in deficit Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern Paia 1.22 Para 1.24 Not applicable Para 1.23 We have budgeted for an overspend of 25k in 2024125, but the Church has sufficient resources to continue its ministry. Additional infom)ation (optional)
You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about: The church's principal sources of funds are (in descending order of significance): weekly offerings" lettings to community groups; Gift Aid recovery" Circuit income (re Youth Minister),. donations. The charity's principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) Para 1.47 Investment funds are deposited with the Central Finance Board (CFB) of the Methodist Church. as per Standing Orders. As such, the church has no control over the selection and performan of its investments. Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted Para 1.46 The Church Council ha5 a strong regard to the prevailing risks to persons and property, and has in place a comprehensive Health & Safety Policy (reviewed annually). All external users of the church are notified of their responsibilities through room booking procedures. Annual fire drills are conducted during a Sunday service. Property is inspected at regular intervals, with a full professional inspection every 5 years. A principal task of the Resources Committee is to ensure that the property 15 maintained effectively, and all regulations observed. The church has a Safeguarding Policy which is reviewed and endorsed annually. All requirements to ensure protection for children and vulnerable persons are rigorously observed. Financial risks are also managed through strinEent controls. Church Council examines and approves the annual church budget and requires an update on the church's accounts at each meeting. Spending is controlled on a day-to-day basis by the Resources Committee, and items in excess of a pre- approved limit are individually authorised by Church Council. A Reserves Poliry is in place to guard against unforeseen deficits, and fund-raising appeals are made to address 5hortFalls or to enable special projects of significant expense. A description of the principal risks facing the charity Para 1.46 Other Structure, Governance and Management Description of charity's trusts". Type of goveming document Pafa 1.25 Act of Parliament (Methodist Church Act 1976). How is the charity constituted? Joratèd Para 1.25 Trust lion. Trustee selection methods including details of any constrtutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of an erson or bod entitled Para 1.25 Appointed by Church Council or the General Church Meeting. All presbyters (i.e.ordained ministers) are trustees ex-officio. Circuit also appoints a Circuit Steward to the Councils of each of its churches.
to appoint one or mo trustees Additional information (optional) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about". New Church Council members are given directions (web links) to the relevant information prOdud by the Methodist Connexion and the Charity Commission that describe the responsibilities of a trustee. Council members are reminded of these responsibilities at Council meetings, and on joining Council are required to state that they have no impediments that prevent them from acting as a trustee. Training in specific roles (e.g. Treasurer, Property Steward) is offered b the local Methodist Circuit at intervals. The Church Council has authority and oversight over the entire ministry and mission of the Church. Aims and methods, the determination and pursuit of policy and the deployment of available resources are its proper responsibility. The Council executes policy through its three committees or teams, each with delegated powers for an aspect of the Church's life and ministry. The committees are.. Resources, including premises, finan, room bookings and employment Pastoral Worship Co-ordinators Day-to-day organisation is in the hands of the Church Stewards, who work closely with the Minister. They meet with representatives of the committees bi-monthly in the Leadership Team, which brings together the different aspects of church life, and takes a longer term strategic view of the church's life and mission. Bents Green is one of 50 churches in the Sheffield Circuit, within the Sheffield District of the Methodist Church. As with all Methodist churches, Bents Green Church Council is accountsble to its Circuit and District, and ultimately to the Methodist Conference. Bents Green co-operates with other local Methodist churches. and on an ecumenical basis with churches in the Ecclesall (postcode S11) area. Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees Para 1.51 The charity's organisational structure and any wider neknrk with which the charity works Para 1.51 Relationship with any related parties Para Other Reference and Administrative details Charit name Other name the charit uses Registered charity number Charity's principal address Bents Green Methodist Church nla 1135850 Ringinglow Road, Sheffield, S117PU
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Dates acted if not for whole ear Trusteè name Office (if any) Minister & Chair Name of person lor body) entil toa int trustee lif an Ex-officio Rev. Philip Peacock Rev. Romeo Pedro Minister & Superintendent Church Council Secretary and Resources Committeè Chair Ex-officio John Wilkins Church Council Katrin Hackett Designated Circuil Steward Senior Church Steward Circuit Meeting General Church Meeting General Church Meeting & Churi Council Peter Larder Jonathan Trezise Chi*r¢h Steward & Property Steward Church Treasurer & Gift Aid Secretary Children & Youth Minister Diane Mason Church Council Cherry Mair Daphne Wilkins Glenn Evans Church Council Pastoral Coordinator Church Council 10 Safeguarding Officer Church Meeting Representative Property Steward GDPR Secretary Church Meeting Representative Church Meeting Representatwe Church Meeting Representative Church Council Ruth Larder General Church Meeting 12 Julie Talbot Church Council 13 Diane Hallatt Church Council 14 Alison Trezise General Church Meeting 15 Chrlstèle Hall General Church Meeting Katie V&rnors General Church Meeting orate trustees - names of the directors at the date the re Director name ortwasa roved Not ap licable Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole ear Trustees for Methodist Church Pur oses Custodian Trustees Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets held in this No such assets are held. capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity's objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity's own assets
Additional infomiation (optional) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of Name Address adviser Independent examiner Dr Jenny Bywaters 107 Button Hill, Sheffield $119HG Name of chief executive or names of senior staff rnembers (Optional information) Exemptions from disclosure Reason for non-disclosure of ke ersonnel details Not applicable Other o tional information Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Philip Peacock Chair John Wilkins Secretary Date 3D12)1c
CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS Bents Green Church FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2024 Circuit Circuit no. 2501 Registered Charity - Charity Registration number If not a registered charity His Majesty's Revenue and Customs Gift Aid number (The HMRC number is equivalent to a registered charity number in terms of evidence of charitable status and may be used to give to donors or grant funders wishing to see evidence of the organisation's charitable status. Methodist charities in England and Wales that are not registered charities are excepted from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242) 1135850 Minister: Peacock Church Stewards.. Peter Larder Jonathan Tresize Treasurer". Diane Masoii Church-receipts-and-payments-2024 amended 24.19.24 JB.xlsx 1 of5
ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 Bents Green Church Unrestricted Restricted Totals this Funds Fund5 year Totals last year SECTION A a1 RECEIPTS Note a2 Offerin s and Tax recovered Bank and CFB interest and Investment income 42,550 27,560 70,110 60,321 a3 964 964 667 Lettin 15,255 6,715 65,484 15,255 15,369 101,698 14,320 14,548 89,856 a5 Other receipts TOTAL RECEIPTS 8,654 36,214 a6 (a7) SECTION B b1 PAYMENTS b2 Circuit Assessment or Share 23,500 23,500 39,000 b3 Donations b4 Re airs and Maintenance Utilities (Insurances, water charges, healing & lighlingl 4,314 4,314 3,055 b5 20,653 20,653 17,511 b6 b7 Other payments TOTAL PAYMENTS 17,136 65,603 25,559 25,559 42,695 91,162 38,130 97,696 b8 (b9) SECTION C NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR c1 a6-b8 119 10,655 10,536 7,840 Total funds brought fotward from last year 66,848 14,698 81,546 c6) 89,386 c3 Sub total c1+c2 66,729 25,353 92,082 81,546 c4 Transfers and ad ustments c7 TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR {c3+c4) 66,729 25,353 92,082 {c8> 81,546 Ic61 SECTION D FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS (these amounts are not to be included in tolal receiptslpayments figures above) d1 Balance brDU ht forward from12sl ear d2 Offerin sIGifts - received for external or anisations d3 OfferingslGifts passed to external organisations d4 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID (d1+d2-d3) 2of5 Church-r¢ceipls-and-pa)'menis-2Q74 atncndccl 24.19.24 JB xlsx
Bents Green Church SUMMARY OF CHURCH ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS REPORTING TO THE CHURCH COUNCIL SECTION E Please folltsw the Guidance Notes to com lete this Summary of the Church accounts fof the year ended 31 August 2024 2nd Inlernal Organisalions reFK)rting lo the Church Councillchurch Meeting Note that the funds ol an Internal Organisation would normally be Restricted funds unles5 It could be Clearly shown that they could be used for any Methodist purpose. This section musl be completed to arrive at the gross income anLI expenditure totals of the Church. If gross Income exceeds the Accruals threshold. then the Acciuals methcd of accounting AND A DIFFERENT FORM must be used to report the accounts (see Methodist website). Please refer to the guil1an notes regardiw Iranslers between the Oistrict and conne¢led District Organisations. INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS Net Receiplsl Pa ments Opening balances Recei ts Payrnents Ad uslrnenls Closin balances Friendshl Club 719 1,534 815 815 Glrls Bri ad• 2,283 2,629 346 1,719 1,373 Cfaft & Ghatter 1.391 1,582 191 435 244 Floodli ht 5.081 5,004 57 1,010 1.067 e5 ¢7 SLJb lolal of Interna5 Or anisalions funds 9.454 10,749 1.295 e11 2,684 •12 Churctt accounts Itotal$ brought forward from paya 2- totals colutnnl 101,898 la71 91,162 10,836 Ic71 81,546 92.082 Ic81 BY CHURCH 111,152 101,911 9,241 85,624 94,766 lyl Continue on a separate sheet If llecessary and brlng the totals Iofward TOTAL RECEIPTS TOTAL PAYMENTS secTION F STATEMeNTOF ASSETS AND LIABILIT OPENING BALANCES CLOSING BALANCES CHURCH- CASH FUNDS HELD at 31 August 2024 Cash In hand Bank cur1 Account 63.295 Bank Oe osit Account Central Finance Board 18.251 Trustees lor Methodist Church Pyr ses Other funds SUB TOTAL- chh accounts 81,646 Ic61 92.082 Ic8 Total funds held by Internal Organi$ations IthÉ Closing balan total from above) le121 3,978 2,684 le121 TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH 85,524 94,766 SECTION G At 1 September 2023 At 31 August 2024 OTHER ASSETS and LIABILITIES Inve5tment5 include Endowments Land & Builcjin see notes Insurance value 3 905 232 4 022,386 OtherAsse Loan show amount outstarndin ear end Other Liobililies f4 Indude only Funds held at the Central Finance Board f5 Include only Funds held at Trustees for Methodist ChLirch Purposes g1 Include any other investments (not the cash element of TMCP trusts accounts this Is Included in line 15 Church-rccNpt3-aDd-pa)Thcnt5-2024 4mCTthd 74.19.24 IH ¥15X 3of5
Name of Church . . Bents green No. 1135850 Declarations and Scrutiny I confirm that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2024 have been prepared from the records of the Church and that they include all funds under the control of the Church trustees. Signature of treasurer Date..... Iw Name and address of treasurer . . Diane Mason 32 Alms Hill Rd, Sheffield S119RS Presentatlon to the Church trustees I confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2024 wefelwill be, presented to the meeting of the Church trustees held on Signature of the Chair of the meeling Name of the Chair of the meeting ..f.H i LIP F&.4.COC Date . Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of the Bents Green Charity Number. 1135850 Responsibilities and basis of report I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Bents Green Church for the year ended 31 August 2024 set ou't on pages to As the Church's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {'the Act,). I report in respect of my examination of the Church's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and, in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. delete or circle as appropriate Church-reIp-an-P2YMents-2o24 amended 24.19.24 JB.xlsx 4of5
Name of Church . . Bents Green No. 1135850 Independent Examiner's Ststement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination ( hich give me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordan with section 130 of the Act., or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. I Iraelhave not. obtained independent verification of all investments with the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes or held in other trusts, bank balances and funds at the Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church which are individually in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the balance sheet date. Signature of independent examiner Name of independent examiner JQ.NW.Y 6 rLo4..r&As.......................... Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner Name of firm (where appropriate) .NIA Address Post Code Date delete or circle as appropriate FDrrn ReviwNed Aug-24 Church-receipts-and-payments-2024 amended 24.19.2.4 JB xlsx 5of5